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Granpa

 

The house vibrated

when the fat man snored.

Windows rattled,

noise shuddered the floors.

Deep in deep sleep

his guttural sounds

pounded the air waves

upstairs and down..

 

Then, silence for seconds.

 

All thought

he had died.

The house stopped

its shaking,

all stood wide eyed--

but then a loud choke--

fat man continued again

to shake the foundations

with the strength

of ten men.

 

 

VALENTINE 
 

   Look at my face

   What do you see?

    It's cracked with life

   Times gift to me.

 

   My teeth are unpearly

   My hair's worn quite rough

   Unruly's the body,

   Feet corned and tough.

 

   And what of my spirit?

   It's strong and it's true.

   We've had many crisis'

   But I'm still here with you!

 

Happiness

 

Happiness is sacred,

The assassin of sadness

And the beneficiary of love.

Mysterious, and the all being

Relief of doubt.

When mind evolves gently

Sunshine enters the soul

Giving release to contentment

And then embracing with gratitude.

 

Two Confused

 The daily ritual

of something lost

 almost costs us

our sanity.

Some screams in

our heads

could never be said

to be ruled

by the thought, passivity.

 

Loud banging about,

and sometimes a shout

of frustration will ring

round the room.

Nought can be found,

and unpleasing sounds

rebound with cold negativity.

 

Blast! Blast! Blast!

We've found it at last. 

 

  

The Queue

 

I'm getting

nowhere slow

wondering where

to go.

The mug shot

in my bus pass

looks older

than I know

as I cram

the queue

of what to do

trying to keep

pace with them

and you.

On my toes

the foot in front

stops my progress

dead.

Now it's started

raining

and I wish

I was in bed.

 

 

The Queue

 

I'm getting nowhere slow

wondering where to go.

The mug shot in my bus pass looks older than I know

as I cram the queue

of what to do

trying to keep pace with them and you

On my toes the foot in front stops my progress dead

Now it's started raining and I wish I was in bed

 

 

                                                                        

© Sally Plumb

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